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Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016

£120
14.3%vs 12 months ago

latest hammer price · blended across 2 auction houses

Scarce at auction· 22 lots a year

Auction lots

52

Houses

2

Last sold

30 days ago

Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 is a collectable Scotch whisky from Bowmore. Based on 52 recorded auction lots across 26 months of trading data, the current median hammer price is £140, with the most recent sale at £120. Over the trading window, prices have ranged from £100 (low) to £200 (high). Accounting for lot-to-lot variation, a realistic valuation range for Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 is £106–£134 12% around the latest sale).

Year-on-year, Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 is down 14.3%, with a 6-month trend of +20% (up). wsky1 aggregates hammer prices from major public Scotch whisky auctions including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium (typically 24–28% additional at major houses). Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

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About Bowmore

Bowmore is a whisky distillery. Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 is a no-age-statement bottling, distilled in 2016.

What drives this bottle's value

  • Single vintage

    Distilled in a single year (2016), so the available batch is inherently finite.

  • Named / limited release

    Released as casksfeisileoaksherryvirgin, a named edition rather than part of the standard core range.

These are scarcity and demand signals drawn from the bottle's own attributes — they describe the bottle, not a prediction of future price. Not investment advice.

Release & bottling facts

Distillery
Bowmore
Vintage
2016
Edition
Virgin Oak Sherry Casks Feis Ile
Bottle size
700ml

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Latest sale

£120

24-month median

£140

24-month high

£200

24-month low

£100

Estimated value · likely range

£106–£134 ±12%

Auction hammers swing lot to lot with condition, fill level and timing. Treat this band — not a single figure — as the bottle's value.

Market presence

last 12 months

Scarce at auctiona good find when it appears

Seen at auction

22 lots

Cadence

≈ 2 per month

Trend

175% vs prior year

Houses

2

Activity rank

top 3% of tracked bottles

Last seen

30 days ago

Across the auction houses wsky1 tracks.

Seen across auction houses

Seen at: Scotch Whisky Auctions · Whisky Hammer

Cross-house median

£140

Median hammer price blended across every recorded sale at all 2 auction houses below — a single figure that smooths house-to-house variation.

Auction housePrice pointsLatest hammerMedian
Scotch Whisky Auctions43£120£140
Whisky Hammer3£140£150
20%vs 6 months ago
14.3%vs 12 months ago

Price history (monthly median)

£97£152£206Jan 21Apr 23Mar 24Sept 24Sept 25Feb 26Jul 26

Recent auction results

MonthMedianLots
August 2026£1201
July 2026£1401
June 2026£1052
May 2026£1201
March 2026£1004
February 2026£1401
January 2026£1002
December 2025£1202
October 2025£1402
September 2025£1276
April 2025£1402
March 2025£1602

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Frequently asked questions

How rare is Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 at auction?

Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 appeared in 22 auction lots over the last 12 months across the auction houses wsky1 tracks — scarce at auction (a good find when it appears). That is up 175% on the previous year. It has traded at 2 different auction houses in that period. That puts it in the top 3% by auction activity among the 29,829 bottles wsky1 tracks — most collectable bottles hammer only a handful of times a year.

What is the current auction price of Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016?

The latest hammer price for Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 at auction is £120. Across the most recent 24 months of auction data, the median hammer price is £140, with a high of £200 and a low of £100. All prices are in GBP and exclude buyer's premium. Data is aggregated from major auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, and Bonhams.

How much has Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 changed in value over the past year?

Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 is down 14.3% year-on-year based on monthly median hammer prices. Over the past 6 months it has moved up 20%. Past auction performance is not a guarantee of future value.

Where can I sell Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016?

Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 regularly appears at major Scotch whisky auction houses including Scotch Whisky Auctions (Scotland), Whisky Auctioneer (Scotland), Just Whisky, Whisky Hammer, and Bonhams. The current median hammer price is £140 (excluding buyer's premium). At most major houses, buyer's premium adds 24–28% on top of hammer for the buyer; sellers typically receive the hammer price minus a sales commission of 5–15%.

Is Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 a good investment?

Over the past 12 months Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 has moved down 14.3%, with a current median hammer price of £140. The bottle has been observed at auction across 52 recorded lots in our database. wsky1 provides hammer-price data for informational purposes only — not investment advice. Whisky is an illiquid alternative asset; secondary-market value depends heavily on bottle condition, fill level, label integrity, and timing.

How does wsky1 calculate the price of Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016?

wsky1 ingests public auction results from major auction houses (via direct scraping of Scotch Whisky Auctions, Whisky Auctioneer, Bonhams, and Whisky Hammer, plus aggregated data from WhiskyHunter). For each bottle, we group hammer prices by year-month and compute the median price per month. The figures shown — latest £120, 24-month median £140 — are derived from this monthly-median methodology. All prices are hammer prices in GBP, excluding buyer's premium.

Does the price include buyer's premium?

No. All prices on wsky1 are hammer prices only. Buyer's premium at major Scotch whisky auction houses currently runs at 24–28% on top of the hammer price. A bottle of Bowmore Virgin Oak & Sherry Casks Feis Ile 2016 that hammers at £120 would cost the buyer approximately £151 all-in including buyer's premium.

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